7. Fundraising reports for U.S. Senate race are in With still a long way to go in the 2022 U.S. Senate race, there are currently only two candidates: U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard.  The campaign finance disclosures have been filed by both campaigns with the FEC. Brooks […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s proposed lease-build prison plan took a hit last week after investment bank Barclays withdrew as an underwriter for the financing of two of the three proposed new facilities. Barclays, along with other financial institutions, have been reluctant to invest in prison construction given the current political climate. State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), […]

Alabama on Monday once again powered a vital mission to space when a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched the NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The rocket — built at ULA’s world-class facility in Decatur — lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined nine other attorneys general in suing to prevent President Joe Biden’s administration from carrying out an executive order that dramatically expands executive power and threatens to kill thousands of jobs throughout the country. The sweeping order, issued last week, assigns an arbitrary and extraordinarily high “cost” to any […]

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mobile City Council, Mayor Sandy Stimpson will ask council members to authorize a contract with Moffatt & Nichol Inc. to evaluate and design public amenities that would help activate the city’s downtown waterfront at Cooper Riverside Park. A release from the mayor’s office outlined that if approved by the council, […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday will convene for the 26th day of its 2021 regular session. The House will convene at 1:00 p.m., while the Senate gavels in at 2:00 p.m. The House’s floor agenda is expected to revolve around the Education Trust Fund budget package that was advanced from Ways and Means […]

Dr. Alveda King is a renaissance woman that lives a life full of purpose. Alveda is someone who was almost aborted as a baby, and then she had several abortions in her younger years. Thankfully, she was saved by God’s grace and now realizes how important human life is from conception to eternity. In this […]

MGMWERX, the state-of-the-art innovation hub in Alabama’s capital city, recently announced the hiring of Brig. General Trent H. Edwards (USAF, Ret.) as its new director. Edwards comes to MGMWERX from the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, where he served as senior vice president of Military and Community Development. In addition to his work at the […]

Every time Alabama, or some other state deemed unacceptable, suggests that it might pass a bill that the media and their Democrats do not find acceptable, we hear the exact same argument: “If you pass this bill, your state will suffer economically.” Immigration reform? Yep. Transgender bathroom bill? Yep. Elimination of marriage licenses? Yep. Religious […]

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday announced the first batch of results from the 2020 Census. After processing all relevant data, the newly announced results included population totals for the nation and the states as well as the congressional apportionment totals for each state. Alabama will retain all seven of its seats in the U.S. […]

The U.S. House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06), recently compiled a report regarding the historic humanitarian crisis at the United States’ southern border. Department of Homeland Secretary Mayorkas, an appointee of President Joe Biden, recently admitted that the agency is “on pace to encounter more individuals at the southwest border than […]

Business Council of Alabama (BCA) president and CEO Katie Boyd Britt has been elected to serve on the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s (AWF) board of directors. For more than 85 years, AWF has been working for wildlife in the Yellowhammer State. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the federation works diligently to promote the conservation of Alabama’s wildlife […]

For the last few years, police officers around the country have been retiring or quitting their jobs in record numbers. The New York Police Department alone had 5,300 uniformed officers retire or quit in 2020, which is 15% of the total number of officers on their entire force. This is nearly double the rate who […]

7. Alabama lacking in communication capabilities but Space Command coming still the right move While there are many advantages to moving U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Space Command’s General James Dickinson said that there would have to be a communication network and other installations built, which would be expensive, if the headquarters were moved. […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has formally cut ties with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), his office confirmed to Yellowhammer News. According to the association’s website, NAAG “is the nonpartisan national forum for the 56 state and territory attorneys general and their staff.” Currently chaired by Attorney General Karl Racine of the District of […]

The two candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race have each filed their first mandatory campaign finance disclosures with the FEC. The fundraising reports cover the first quarter of 2021, which ended March 31. Former U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Lynda Blanchard and Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) reported ending the quarter with a combined total of nearly […]

The stunned and mournful gaze of most of Alabama, and indeed much of the nation, was fixed on Tuscaloosa in the aftermath of the April 27, 2011, tornadoes. But the eastern part of the state was reeling from its own encounter with the deadly twisters that clawed landscape and claimed lives that dreadful day. A […]

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Sunday appeared live on “Fox & Friends Weekend” ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series’ GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. In addition to discussing the importance of the event to the state, Alabama’s junior senator also commented on President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. Speaking about Democrats holding the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Was Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict about this case or this country? — Will Alabama’s gambling bill see a lot of changes as it is debated in the Alabama House of Representatives? — Why are Democrats […]

An experience helping children with special challenges inspired a student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, to embark on a new academic path that has proved both fulfilling as well as personally enriching. Niyana Junearick initially planned to major in nursing when she went to […]

The focus at KMS is to keep projects moving, from interstates to bank ATMs. “We are a turn-key management company – one-point of contact,” explained Jay Kemp, the company’s relationship manager. “We handle a project from start to finish.” Three months after celebrating its 10th anniversary, KMS continues to grow by building a reputation while diversifying […]

Alabama is known for its beautiful lakes, but there is even more to discover along the state’s lakeside lands. Alabama’s rivers, lakes and streams have some of the most topographically and ecologically diverse property surrounding them, and The Preserves are Alabama Power’s celebration of this land, offering the gift of splendid outdoor experiences to Alabama residents and […]

PRWeek has named University of Alabama senior Kathleen McManus its 2021 Outstanding Student. McManus, of Palatine, Illinois, is the third student from UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences to win the award in the past four years. The honor recognizes an undergraduate student for outstanding display of a variety of public relations skills. “I’m very honored to have been […]

When Noah Yawn headed out for Oak Mountain State Park in October 2020, he was planning to take part in a survey for a tree found only in Alabama. What he didn’t expect was to also stumble upon a sizable population of another rare plant species – the Georgia Aster. The survey was part of […]